NVDA vs SIMO Stock Comparison

Nvidia and Silicon Motion Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$216.00 -4.0% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28T
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 4, Silicon Motion Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDASIMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.28T $6.86B NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 16.5x SIMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.0% +90.8% SIMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +54.7%/yr +21.4%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 84.2% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 35/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

NVDASIMO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNVDASIMO
Valuation 57 #41 of 95 12 #84 of 95
Growth 97 #4 of 93 26 #69 of 93
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 –
Financial Health 65 #36 of 101 36 #65 of 101
Shareholder Returns 46 #41 of 75 66 #26 of 75
Overall 73 35
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SIMO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNVDASIMOSPY
1 month -4.0%-31.5% -0.8%
3 months +9.9%-22.6% +3.5%
6 months -0.3%+28.2% +7.0%
Year to date +15.8%+104.1% +12.2%
1 year +16.0%+90.8% +13.0%
3 years +433.3%+259.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +74.8%+53.2% +23.1%
5 years +783.4%+163.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +54.7%+21.4% +11.0%
10 years +11,873.4%+305.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +61.4%+15.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNVDASIMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%84.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%78.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.942.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.421.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-59.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-43.8% -1.8%
52-week high $239.24$336.90 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$80.16 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNVDASIMO
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 42.1x —median 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 7.1x —median 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 37.2x -494.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 4.2x 6.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.23 —median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNVDASIMO
Revenue $302.97B –
Gross profit $226.24B –
Operating income $197.58B –
Net income $192.88B $289.77M
Free cash flow $127.01B -$12.85M
R&D $23.59B –
EPS (diluted) $7.94 –
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $74.37M
Total debt $33.37B $167.29M
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 33.68M
Enterprise value $5.05T $6.25B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNVDASIMO
P/E 27.1x –
P/FCF 41.0x -494.0x
P/Operating cash flow 38.7x -95.2x
P/S 17.2x –
P/B 22.7x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 23.0x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 25.7x –
EV/EBIT 26.2x –
EV/Revenue 17.1x –
EV/FCF 40.7x -492.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.5x -95.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDASIMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 270.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% -182.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% -36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -109.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% -27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDASIMO
Gross margin 74.7% –
EBITDA margin 66.4% –
Operating margin 65.2% –
Pretax margin 75.8% –
Net margin 63.7% –
FCF margin 41.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% –
Return on equity 90.9% –
Return on assets 66.5% –
Return on invested capital 71.1% –
Return on capital employed 80.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDASIMO
Debt / assets 10.4% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 34.8%
Equity / assets 71.5% 65.2%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 4.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 38.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDASIMO
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNVDASIMO
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.76FY2026 $11.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +223.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDASIMO
Held by institutions 69.0% 72.4%
Institutions holding 5,922 380
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -9.8%
Institutions buying 3,278 223
Institutions selling 2,313 131
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.70

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NVDASIMO
NVDA 1.00 0.32
SIMO 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA and SIMO?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.28T, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.86B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +90.8%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do NVDA and SIMO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.32, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NVDA and SIMO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nvidia (NVDA) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.